The Fresno International Transportation Innovations Summit/PEDAL 2023 is from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27, at Valdez Hall (702 M St.). The summit is a regional and international conference aimed at gathering transportation professionals, policymakers and other active and multi-modal transportation proponents around the world to promote safe and sustainable transportation design, planning and policy through urban diplomacy and continued partnership.

The summit is sponsored by the City of Fresno, the Fresno State Transportation Institute and the Fresno Sister Cities project in collaboration with the City of Münster (the “bicycle capital” of Germany) and other local community-based organizations such as the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition and U.S. Green Building Council. PEDAL was dubbed as this year’s focus, representing the region and international partners’ advancement of active transportation development through Planning, Education, Design, Advocacy, and Lifestyle (PEDAL). To register, visit www.fresnotransposummit.org. INFO: Dr. Aly Tawfik at tawfik@csufresno.edu.